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The state's progress took no splendid quantum jumps in the last decade. Nor is its isolation of Muslims anything new
State and CM signify a choice between development-minded pragmatism and the moral obligations of a just society
Will consumers really get lower prices if India's supply chain is modernised?
Now freed of the daunting task of running for office again, will the original inspirational Obama resurface?
Many observers think the second term would be quite like the first, with Republicans hobbling him at every step
Candidate Obama is no longer the transformative leader of 2008
Indians' weakness for their children warps business, the professions - and politics
The children put to work in the hazardous factories of Tamil Nadu's "mini Japan" are a national tragedy
The pioneer of a hugely successful enterprise that changed the face of dairying in India was a proud Gujarati
Kurien made up his mind early and stuck to his position. He took on technocrats, businesses, bureaucrats and politicians
Notwithstanding the PM's feeble defence, the reforms announced so far are not enough to deal with India's pressing problems
This year's monsoon has shown season-long predictions are of little use. Will India's state meteorologists listen?
Mercifully, the government is not in denial this year, as it was three years ago
Why does the Indian government have so many senior posts, like vice president, that serve mainly as sinecures?
In spite of its potential, the northeast suffers because no government has moved to reduce its remoteness
A lack of regional champions and disinterest from the rest of India make the northeast poor and militant
At its core, Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is a battle of good against evil. But the setting is also used as a device to frame larger issues
Despite a middling career in politics, Mukherjee has endured because of his reputation as a political troubleshooter par excellence